[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Report for October 26th & 27th, 2008

[Kevin Rock]

Good Evening,
   When Dale said the band (40) would go long shortly he was correct.  In only about ten minutes the band flew eastward and then out over the ocean.  I bet I could have waited a few minutes and worked EU :)  But there were a fair number of check ins none the less.  Folks east of me were mentioning QSB.  I was hearing the QRN rise as the band moved too.  I had three reports of snow: AK, ND, and MN.  Ken had active snowfall with very high winds.  I, on the other hand, had a dry day with sun and a light breeze.  I got to walk the property and found three of the corner posts.  Two of them were much easier than normal because of the clear cuts; one of them quite recent.  The other cut was before the windstorm but this was the first I had had time to walk the acreage.  Mostly I walk a little and see how much cutting I will have to do to clear all the damage and get overwhelmed.  Notice I said three corner posts.  I haven't been to the furthest one in many years.  I think I was last there in 2002.  While the weather is so pleasant I just may walk the entire perimeter.  I have only done that once in the twelve years I have lived here.  There never seems to be time enough to do it.  
   Propagation was fair today on both bands.  I only had one Northeastern station, a few from the Southeast, none from the South or Southwest, and only a few from the Western states east of me.  Hawaii boomed in today with Curt on his new K3.  California was well represented also.  In only a couple days (the 29th) a new solar stream will hit the earth.  Hopefully that will liven up the ionosphere for next week's sessions.  

   On to the lists => 

   On 14050.5 kHz at 2255z:
N0SS - Tom - MO - K3 - 008
W6ZH - Pete - CA - KX1 - 384
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642
AH6RE - Curt - HI - K3 - 469         QNI #35!!!
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798
W0CZ - Ken - ND - K3 - 457
AK2B - Tom - NY - K3 - 109
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866
WC7S - Dale - WY - K2 - 4360         QNI #20!!!
W1TF - Ty - GA - K3 - 696
W0SZ - Steve - CO - K3 - 176
W4SEC - Pete - FL - K2 - 5813
AB9V - Mike - IN - K3 - 398
W0JFR - John - CO - K3 - 994

   On 7044.5 kHz at 0200z:
W6ZH - Pete - CA - KX1 - 384
KL7CW - Rick - AK - KX1 - 798      * QNI #145 *
WC7S - Dale - WY - K2 - 4360
W3TMZ - Pete - FL - K3 - 1169
W1TF - Ty - GA - K3 - 696            QNI #50!!!
K6DGW - Fred - CA - K3 - 642       * QNI #105 *
K6PJV - Dale - CA - K3 - 1183
K9ZTV - Kent - MO - K3 - 21
W4SEC - Pete - FL - K2 - 5813
K4JPN - Steve - GA - K2 - 1422     * QNI #100 *
N0AR - Scott - MN - K2 - 4866

   If there are any corrections necessary to the above lists please email me.  Thank you for all the pleasant contacts over the years.  It truly is fun to hear each of you.  I especially like to hear how the weather varies across the regions.  Guess that dates to when I was very young and would trace the states on the weather map for practice.  Got good at freehand sketching the perimeter of the US.  I think I may be some sort of map freak.  But that goes with amateur radio and all the different parts of the world we can contact.  There may be a connection here ;)  
   Until next week stay well,
      73,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS (Net Control Operator 5th Class)

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